Like most young people today, Lauren Singer is aware of her environmental impact. She pursued environmental studies at New York University and took a job as a sustainability manager for the New York City Department of Agriculture. But Singer, 23, has gone far beyond most when it comes to sustainable living. She has adopted a zero-waste […]
Getting outside is a great form of exercise and a great way to learn about the natural world. It also just makes you feel good. Luckily, there are beautiful natural areas nearby to explore no matter where you live. North America, for one, is home to so much natural beauty that no one person can see it all, […]
Marketplace’s Sustainability Desk Correspondent Scott Tong asked his listeners yesterday to “try to imagine a ticker, or counter, that tallies all your water use: every cup of coffee, every shower, every flush.” Well that’s what Tong did to find out his family’s water footprint. Americans consume more water per capita than anyone else on the planet. Photo […]
Most likely, the food industry holds your kitchen hostage. No doubt your cupboards and pantry are filled with ultra-processed fare. Detoxifying your kitchen allows you to escape these shackles and transform your kitchen to a place of wellness. A healthy kitchen provides the foundation for a healthy you. If you make your kitchen a safe […]
Is it true that Burt’s Bees—maker of those natural creams and lipsticks—isn’t owned by that avuncular character on the labels but by the industrial giant Clorox? Is the Nestle boycott still on? What is that for again? Do the ice cream mavens Ben and Jerry still support local Vermont dairy farms? Ethical Barcode lets you […]
When the single-serving coffee maker first came out in the ’90s, it appeared to be a brilliant solution to the problem of how to brew a single cup of coffee when you don’t want to make a whole pot. For single-serve coffee, ground coffee is sealed in an airtight pod into which hot water is injected, […]
By Anastasia Pantsios Baby carrots are a great way to get kids to snack on veggies but are they really safe? You’ve probably heard the stories about baby carrots, those convenient bags of snack-sized mini-carrots that have all but replaced the big ones that used to be standard. You may have heard that they are […]
The facts are indisputable: Americans are driving less and car ownership is down, especially among younger people. A plethora of transportation options has come online in recent years: car-sharing, ride-sharing, bike-sharing, new taxi services and improved public transit. And while navigating these options has been daunting in the past, new technology-based tools and smartphone apps have been developed to […]
What do you think of when you think of algae? If you’re like most of us, you probably don’t think about eating it. But check out the shelves of a health food store, and you’re going to find a product called spirulina, a form of algae called cyanobacterium that’s found in lakes, ponds and other […]
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